Two women and a child abducted over a month ago have finally regained their freedom from bandits who allegedly collected the sum of N300,000 as ransom.
A close source to the released victims confirmed to Daily Trust that the husbands of the abductees paid the said amount to the kidnappers before the victims were released.
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Daily Trust had reported that two women were abducted, with one of them a nursing mother who was separated from the baby.
Daily Trust gathered that the freed victims were receiving treatment at a hospital in Jibia town with the nursing mother in poor health condition.
Meanwhile, armed bandits have intercepted some travelers along Jibia-Gurbi road and escaped with them to an unknown location.
An account that Daily Trust could not independently verify has it that on their way into the forest, the driver of the vehicle attempted to escape but the bandits shot and abandoned him.
The source added that the injured driver was discovered after two days by some villagers who went to the bush to collect firewood.
The driver disclosed that about 20 people were taken to the bush by the bandits.
When contacted, the Katsina Police spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the incident saying, however, that the number of people abducted was nine.
He said two victims were rescued, which include a woman who hid in the bush when she saw the bandits, and the driver who was later discovered with severe injuries.
He said that investigation into the matter is ongoing.
